Immigration responsible for much of UK population growth
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13:36 13/08/2013
Newly released figures show that the UK's population rose by 419,900 in the year to June 2012. Of this rise, about 40% (165,000) was caused by immigration and the rest by a baby boom in the UK. But...
US Representatives face summer of immigration pressure
14:50 08/08/2013
Congressmen and women have gone home for the summer recess while Congress is closed in August. President Obama had hoped that Congress would, by now, have passed an immigration reform bill but there...
Government advisory body says UK needs more skilled immigration
10:17 22/07/2013
The UK's Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) has advised the government that the country requires high levels of immigration to help grow the economy. It says that young migrants who come to...
UK immigration research shows 50% of English population lives in high migration areas
15:01 11/07/2013
The UK's Home Office has released research which shows that 50% of the population of England and Wales (but not Scotland) lives in 'areas of relatively high migration'. A further 30% lives in areas...
Pope calls for compassion for refugees and economic migrants
11:33 09/07/2013
Pope Francis has travelled to the island of Lampedusa to make a speech calling for an end to the 'globalisation of indifference'. He said that the west has a 'brotherly responsibility' to look after...
Overseas students say 'UK immigration cap' makes them feel less welcome
13:32 28/06/2013
A poll of international students carried out on behalf of a UK trades union has found that over half of foreign students questioned said that 'the government's immigration cap makes them feel less...
